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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach (5 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: I call Deputy Pearse Doherty. I am anxious to finish up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach (5 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: With regard to value for money, the role of the Comptroller and Auditor General, and PwC, would it not be more fitting for such a report to be concluded by the Comptroller and Auditor General, or is it the Minister's intention to involve the Comptroller and Auditor General following the PwC review?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach (5 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: Are IT systems, equipment, beds and so on included in the figures?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach (5 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: Did all of the board members receive a fee or remuneration as board members?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach (5 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: As part of the narrative out there on the children's hospital, I believe it would be worthwhile to give that comprehensive response to the committee with regard to the queries raised by Deputy Ryan in his contribution. We have not had time to deal in detail with the 23% VAT to be imposed on food supplements. I understand that the Minister's reply was that a review was being undertaken-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach (5 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: It is worthwhile considering that there are lower levels of VAT on some fast foods, yet there will be 23% VAT on food supplements. I hope the Minister might consider that because it will have major implications for the businesses involved and for the individuals who rely on such supplements. I hope he can come to a speedy and positive conclusion on it. On nurses' pay, I wish to highlight...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach (5 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: With the permission of the committee, I will ask the clerk to forward to the Minister the diagram that was given to us by Permanent TSB in respect of Pepper Ireland and Glenbeigh Securities, which explains the structure of the companies and how they operate in terms of the taking over of these loans. I do not expect, or want, the Minister to respond now because it is a detailed technical...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach (5 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: It is about profit participation and all of that complex area. We have asked the Secretary General of the Department of Finance to attend the committee at an early stage. We are trying to finalise dates but I ask the Minister to encourage him to come to the committee to deal with the matters before us. I thank the Minister and his officials for their attendance.

Nurses and Midwives Industrial Action: Statements (7 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: Will the Ministers, Deputies Harris and Donohoe, the HSE and the Department accept that they have failed to keep on top of the issues that have been plaguing nurses for the past few years? We have this strike because of that failure. Will they intervene directly with the unions to set out a course to bring the strike to an end? Will they stop the provocative rhetoric in their description...

Nurses and Midwives Industrial Action: Statements (7 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: They go in from the strike line to help deal with emergencies.

Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: I am not surprised that Fine Gael is taking this attitude to the Bill because previous Administrations led by Fine Gael took the same attitude. It does not seem to want to progress an oversight authority in regard to the expenditure of taxpayers' money on major projects, to achieve value for money or to accept some of the very valuable recommendations put by the Committee of Public Accounts...

Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Bill 2017: Second Stage [Private Members] (12 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: Does that make it okay?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Flood Risk Insurance Cover Provision (12 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: 201. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that insurance companies are using the OPW website and the flood report on the site to refuse flood insurance at a location (details supplied) and are ignoring the note that the information is not for commercial use; if confirmation will be provided on the website that the estate has not...

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Data (12 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: 327. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation further to Parliamentary Question No. 120 of 31 January 2019, if her Department or an agency under her remit holds the information; the extent of the involvement of her Department with the company at the time of transfer or purchase; the involvement by the State in rescuing the company and the jobs; and if she will make a statement...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (12 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: 372. To ask the Minister for Health if an appointment will be arranged for a person (details supplied); if the matter will be expedited; the number on the waiting list; the length of time they have been waiting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6382/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (12 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: 373. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for the delay in arranging an operation at Cappagh hospital for a person (details supplied); the way in which he is addressing the waiting list for young children who require urgent hip operations; if there is a restriction on the use of the operating theatre at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6384/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists Data (12 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: 377. To ask the Minister for Health if a MRI scan will be expedited for a person (details supplied); the number of MRI scans carried out each week at WUH; the number of persons on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6392/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Provision (12 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: 378. To ask the Minister for Health his plans to expand the services for those affected by Alzheimer's and who attend a centre (details supplied); the funding received by the centre from the HSE in the past five years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6396/19]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (12 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: 505. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 814 of 15 January 2019 and the reply issued by the HSE on 22 January 2019, the further meetings that have taken place between the staff concerned, the union and the HSE to help resolve all outstanding issues and fully deal with the Labour Court recommendations; if a redundancy package has been offered to employees; and...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Bus Services (12 Feb 2019)

John McGuinness: 601. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his views on the request from an organisation (details supplied) that consideration be given to the provision of dedicated bus corridors along the arterial routes into Dublin; if the project could be funded from the Climate Action Fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6462/19]